Obituaries

Crumley, Dorothy Ann "Dottie",66, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 in Hospice of Dayton. Dottie was born on September 2, 1949 in Springfield to Edgar and Thelma (Blair) Reese. She was a bus driver for Northeastern and Clark County Board of DD for 35 years. Survivors include her husband Bob; two children, Micah (Karah) Crumley and Jennifer...

MAMMOLITE, Raymond R., 85, of Springfield, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born August 8, 1930 in Springfield the son of Sebastian and Darina (Mandator) Mammolite. He was a 1948 graduate of Catholic Central High School, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus #624 and was a United States Air...

SWONGER, John Timothy "Tim", 61, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 in his home. Tim was born February 16, 1954 in Springfield the son of John William and Alice (Johnson) Swonger. He owned and operated Swonger Furniture for a number of years and later worked for Buckeye Fire. He was a member of the Elks Lodge #51 and...

Swords, Margaret A., 61, of Springfield, passed away at 5:10 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center after a long fight with cancer. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on May 22, 1954 the daughter of Chester S. and Helen (Thomas) DaRif. She was a Registered Nurse for many years, most recently with Community Mercy Hospice and...

Michener, Charles L. "Chuck," 68, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016 in the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital at The Ohio State University. Chuck was born June 3, 1947 in Springfield, OH to Charles W. and Ruth A. (Miller) Michener. He was a member of The UAW Retirees Chapter, where he was a Trustee, the Knights of Pythias,...

CRIPPEN, Roger L., 55, of Springfield, passed away in his home on Sunday, February 7, 2016 surrounded by his family and friends. He was born June 20, 1960 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Zeanas Jr. and Mary (Hayes) Crippen. Roger worked for the Clark County Building Department for 27 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who spent his free...

Deady, Roger F., 87, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in his home. Roger was born March 11, 1928 in Springfield, OH to Maurice and Ethel (Palmer) Deady. He owned and operated Deady's Furniture for 33 years, and was a member of St. Joseph Church. He was also a veteran of the United States Army, having served during...

Chalender, Sr., Wayne D., 78, of Urbana, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was born in Urbana on December 21, 1937 the son of Willard and Frances Chalender. He formerly owned and operated Wayne's Steel Fabricators and Dudley's Diner. Survivors include, Peggy D. (Tabern), whom he married June 26, 1970; daughter, Elizabeth D. Chalender;...

Schutte, Edward C., 96, of Springfield, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 in his home. With a smile on his lips and a prayer in his heart for loved ones left behind, Ed departed this life to rejoin his beloved wife Marguerite, of 63 years marriage, who died on July 25, 2005. Ed was born on September 22, 1919 in...

Chambers, Lewis E., II, 35, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 in Canton, OH. Lewis was born March 10, 1980 in Fairborn, OH to Lewis Chambers and Mija (Lee). He worked as a Foreman for Simon Roofing and Sheet Metal for several years, and was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Survivors, in addition to his parents,...

Sprouse, David E.,88, of Springfield, passed away on December 10, 2015 in Heartland of Springfield. David was born on March 1, 1927 in Wilmington, Ohio to James and Blanche (Cultice) Sprouse. Survivors include his brother, Wayne Sprouse of Simpsonville, SC and his grandson, David DePriest of Springfield. He was preceded in death by his wife, Latitia and his daughters, Sandra...

Sample, Christopher L., 58, of Springfield, passed away January 24, 2016. Chris was born September 14, 1957 in Springfield, OH to Thomas and Leona (Foster) Sample. He served honorably in the United States Navy. Survivors include one son, Christopher R. Sample; seven siblings, Tom Sample, Jim (Casey) Sample, John Sample, Marian White, Tim (Nancy) Sample, Danny Sample and Kathy (Doug)...

Fisher, Mildred J. "Mid", 85, of Springfield, passed away at 7:35 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016 in Forest Glen Health Campus. She was born in Enon on March 5, 1930 the daughter of Ezra and Burdetta (Sheets) Gothard. She was a member of the Eagles, Buckeye Club and Union Club. Survivors include her four children, Larry D. (Pam) Fisher of...

Robbins, Edwin D., 68, of Springfield, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. Edwin was born April 24, 1947 in Ridgeway, OH to Russell T. and Margaret C. (Dorn) Robbins. He retired as a Fleet Manager for the City of Springfield after 34 years. He served in the United States Navy, was a member of...

QUIGLEY, Donald R., 70, of Springfield passed away Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1945 in Pryor, Oklahoma the son of Woodrow Wilson and Pat O'Lee (Haggerty) Quigley. He was appointed to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado and later graduated from the University of Syracuse Air Force...

HALE, Richard T., 92, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 in Oakwood Village. He was born March 15, 1923 in Springfield the son of Herman T. and Mildred M. (Schmidt) Hale. He worked as Vice President and former President of Electric Eel Mfg. for over 40 years. Richard was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church, a volunteer...

BURKE, William E., 90, died Saturday January 23, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born March 25, 1925 in Springfield, Ohio, the third of eleven children to Paul and Helen (Bennett) Burke. Bill "Burkie" was a barber in Springfield for many years and after retiring he worked in Central Supply at the Ohio Masonic Home, as a courtesy...

Beckner Sr., Neil, 70, of Springfield, passed away on January 20, 2016 in his residence surrounded by his family. Neil was born on May 17, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan to Lambert and Virginia M. (Stutler) Beckner. He had been employed as the Director of Maintenance for St. John's Center for 35 years before retiring in 2011. He was an avid...

Dyke, Charles, R., 91, of Toledo, formerly of Springfield, Ohio passed away on January 21, 2016. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 26, 1924 the son of George M. and Gertrude M. (Adkins) Dyke. He had been employed by the Masonic Home for 18 years and prior to that time worked for the Ohio Edison Co. for thirty-six...

Dotson, Claude, 95, of Springfield, passed away at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2016 at his son's home. He was born April 14, 1920 in Thacker, West Virginia the son of George and Roxie Dotson. He was a Truck Driver for Kenosha Auto Transport for 23 years and was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Air...